Questions for Oral Answer - Tuesday, 7 june 2005

1. Dr DON BRASH to the Prime
Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of
Finance?

2. CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister of Finance:
Has he received any reports on the level of mortgage
interest rates?

3. DAIL JONES to the Coordinating
Minister, Race Relations: Is it Government policy for all
Government-funded entities to provide education on the
Treaty of Waitangi; if so, what has been the total cost in
the last financial year for all internal courses, contracted
courses and education material on the Treaty of Waitangi?

4. MARK PECK to the Minister of Research, Science and
Technology: How is the Government continuing to support
innovation in the New Zealand economy, through research,
science and technology?

5. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS to the
Minister of Transport: How much is the Government spending
on land transport in Auckland this year and how does this
compare with previous years?

6. JOHN KEY to the Minister
of Finance: Does he stand by his reported statement
regarding Transpower's $733 million structured finance deal,
that it is "difficult for Ministers to fully appreciate all
the risks and benefits" without the same legal advice
Transpower had received; if not, why not?

7. NANAIA
MAHUTA to the Minister of Education: What progress has the
Government made towards its targets for getting more people
into Modern Apprenticeships?

8. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the
Minister of Education: Has he been advised of a workload
study that reportedly says the NCEA is placing increasing
strain on teachers with many teachers believing their high
workloads constrain their quality of teaching; if so, what
action does he intent to take?

9. LARRY BALDOCK to the
Minister of Conservation: What progress, if any, has been
made on the formal reassessment of 1080 by the Environmental
Risk Management Authority, as initiated by the Department of
Conservation and the Animal Health Board, and how many
aerial 1080 drops, if any, are scheduled to take place
before the reassessment is complete?

10. Hon BRIAN
DONNELLY to the Minister of Education: Did the Rt Hon Helen
Clark announce a policy regarding taxpayer subsidised
tertiary study for Chinese nationals last week; if so, what
is the total estimated annual cost to the taxpayer of such a
scheme?

11. JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister for Social
Development and Employment: Does he stand by the statement
on his behalf in the House in relation to the golden
handshake paid to the former Families Commission chief
executive that he "was first advised on 13 April that Claire
Austin was leaving, and that her departure involved a
payout, and that this payout was confidential. By then the
commission and Claire Austin had reached a legally binding
agreement."; if so, why?

12. HEATHER ROY to the Minister
of Health: Does she stand by the reported assurance she gave
the Health Committee in 2002 that she was aiming at a
deficit that was "close to zero" within three years, and
what is her explanation for the projection of district
health board deficits of $100 million for 2005/04 and
similar deficits for 2006/07?

Questions to Members

1. RODNEY HIDE to the Chairperson of the Health Committee:
Is the committee meeting to discuss the 2005/06 Estimates:
Vote Health; if so, when?

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